Man dies in farming accident in southwestern Manitoba, RCMP say

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-18 · by The Canadian Press

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A 66-year-old farmer from Ninette, Manitoba died in a farming accident when he was struck by equipment near Glenboro South Cypress, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. Blue Hills RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the incident. This case is part of several workplace fatalities reported this year in Manitoba, including one involving machinery entanglement at a commercial farm business in June.
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Story summary

A 66-year-old farmer from the community of Ninette in southwestern Manitoba died after being struck by farming equipment near Blue Hills on September 17, 2026. The incident occurred in the rural municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, approximately 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the fatal accident.

This death marks one of several workplace fatalities in Manitoba this year, which also include a man hit by a felled tree, another who fell while roofing, a person whose equipment fell into a hole on a construction site, and an individual pulled into machinery at a factory. A separate farming-related fatality occurred in June when a 68-year-old farmer became entangled with machinery at a commercial farm operation.

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Topics

Blue Hills Glenboro South Cypress Manitoba RCMP WINNIPEG

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Manitoba GPE · 2× RCMP ORG · 2× WINNIPEG GPE · 2× Blue Hills GPE · 1× Glenboro South Cypress GPE · 1× Man GPE · 1× Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety ORG · 1× Ninette GPE · 1× The Canadian Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

Other workplace deaths in Manitoba this year include a man who was hit by a felled tree, a man who fell while roofing, a man whose equipment fell into a hole on a construction site and a man who died after being pulled into machinery at a factory.
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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Man dies in farming accident in southwestern Manitoba, RCMP say · assertive framing

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WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say a 66-year-old man has died in a farming accident. asserted
man → say → accident
Blue Hills RCMP says man appears to have been struck by farming equipment in the rural municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. asserted
man → say → Winnipeg
Police say the man was from the nearby community of Ninette, Man. asserted
man → say → Ninette
RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the death. asserted
RCMP → investigate → death
RCMP also responded to a farming death in June, when a 68-year-old man became entangled with machinery at a commercial farming business. asserted
man → respond → business
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted
ARTICLE → continue → ?
Other workplace deaths in Manitoba this year include a man who was hit by a felled tree, a man who fell while roofing, a man whose equipment fell into a hole on a construction site and a man who died after being pulled into machinery at a factory. asserted
who → include → factory
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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